Texas City Explosion

The worst industrial accident in U.S. history occured April 16, 1947 in Texas City, Texas. People still live on edge in the midst of nearby chemical plants. Also see Part 2. (1997)

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[mbntexas217]

My grandfather was one of the firemen who were killed--I have a picture of him sitting in the new fire truck, taken 3 days before the disaster. It's eerie to watch this, knowing I'm watching him die. The Discovery Channel had a full length documentary on this with original footage back in the early 90's. Don't know if they still "own" it or not.

[gtrxxfiendxx]

I live there too! And yes its that bad/

[ajf1060]

I work as an operator in a plant where we make 1500 tons a day of this stuff....CF Industries. An explosion at our plant would be multiple times the size of this one...and this one was massive. Not to mention it would release about 30,000 Tons of Anhydrous Ammonia...which is a deadly gas. Luckily we have a great plant with many safety features.

[letseeitplease]

ok while i am typeing this,i just got an email from the galveston daily news, that texas city marathon plant has a hydrogen leak in progress for everyone to shelter in place and some of the area near the plant has been evacuated,yes texas city is real,gotta love it to be here,anybody know of a place here on the web that we can watch full length video of the 1947 texas city disaster?

[ClubQBall]

@latinboy295

That's all well and good. However, I suggest you do some more detailed research on the subject. Not only did I have several family members who worked and lived in Texas City during this period of time, but I'm FROM Houston and I, too, have done extensive research on the subject for both high school AND college ... plus, virtually all the males in my family, including myself, work in the petrochemical industry.

I think I know what I'm talking about, thank you.

[Kulumuli]

America has great engineers, but also the most powerful economicists. When I was in the royal Norwegian Airforce I was taught to speak my mind if I sensed a danger, and grounding planes, even if it was a loss to the generals. Nowadays I am an engineer, and I have continued this codex. Even though I have hundreds of designs around the world in service, I haven't heard of any harm to people or the environment, because I refuse to close any design i see as risky.

[latinboy295]

@ClubQBall it was actually 150 miles away and i know because i have a big project on this and did alot of research

[zackde4]

@domonicdiazdeleon3 Whats up home boi me 2

[harmsfam15]

My Mom was living in Galveston at the time, and she was in the 2nd grade. Her teacher lost her husband. She was told to run home, and she was covered in oil, by the time she got there. My Grandmother was thrown onto her desk in Galveston. My Grandmother and Aunts went to the hospital in Galveston to help, and my Mom says she shouldn't have.

[domonicdiazdeleon3]

i live there too im in blocker middle school

[MegaBJIMGM]

I used to live there and when bp exploded we thought someone bombed our school